Elis Sipilä
Finnish artistic gymnast
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Elis Esaias Sipilä (27 October 1887 – 13 December 1958) was a Finnish gymnast who won bronze in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
FullnameElis Esaias Sipilä
Born2 March 1876
Teuva, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
Died13 December 1958 (aged 82)
Helsinki, Finland
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
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Sipilä wearing a Patriotic People's Movement party uniform | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Full name | Elis Esaias Sipilä | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1876 Teuva, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 December 1958 (aged 82) Helsinki, Finland | ||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
Country represented |  Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ylioppilasvoimistelijat | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Gymnastics
| Games | Event | Rank | Notes |
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| 1908 Summer Olympics | Men's team | 3rd | Source:[2] |
He won the Finnish national championship in team gymnastics as a member of Ylioppilasvoimistelijat in 1909.
Homicide
Sources
- Siukonen, Markku (2001). Urheilukunniamme puolustajat. Suomen olympiaedustajat 1906–2000. Suuri olympiateos (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Graface. p. 309. ISBN 951-98673-1-7.
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